Puberty ,our eyeballs rolls when we read or hear this word. But the new age teens doesn't hesitate to speak this word in front of elders.
'What ? Why to have shame uttering this word ,all these things are discussed in our smart room class boads ." Dev just threw the towel on bed and left out of the room, singing "oh ,la ,oh la..."
'But ,' i just ran behind my little young boy who had just cracked his Adam's apple . "Hey ,sunny wait," he stared at me and said "now what mom?"
"But we shouldn't speak about these things openly , it will bring disgrace on you and my teaching, and even on our family. " I spoke to him in a desperate voice.
"Oh! Ho mom ,you are talking like granny now ,you are a new age woman . Then also you talk like one's of 1960's .Grow up mom ,grow up ."as Dev sat in the car and left for his tuition .
A few days later" Dev why are you not studying, your BOARDS are only a month away ."
"Mom how can you expect me to study ,when I am undergoing puberty". I just said " What does it mean" I restlessly threw myself on the bed .
He said "mom this centre board is mad ,how can they expect kids to give exam ,when they are undergoing from such a big change. I have become hairy ,I am having mood swings and moreover " I just stopped Dev,"now keep your mouth shut . You are not the only one ,there are many ,who are undergoing this change . When we entered this phase we never spoke about it shamelessly like you."
"Mom that's the prob with people of your time ,you show that you are broad-minded but in reality you are to orthodox." Dev irritatedly spoke and left the room.
Day and night he used to watch YouTube ,whenever someone stopped him, he spoke rudely to him. As for me ,I used to go to Pandits showing his Janam Patri .
For me it was becoming difficult to make him understand Everything. One night he shouted at me ,"mom you are a scoundrel,"
I helplessly said now what happened ? What I have done.
He irritatedly banged the door on my nose and blood oozed out of my nostrils. I was hospitalized for a few hours and got a few stitches.
Then Dev came and said” mom I am sorry,”
I said" what for ,this mishap is not done you ,but by your Male impulse, which is lingering in you. Control yourself beta .Self-control is what you need at this time ."
At our time the word puberty, periods was a taboo,but now a days small kids knows about these words, and their meanings too. Not only because of media, open sex education and other e- channels ,but the question is of self-control and respect for our values ,which this open media and education is not teaching. As our young age screams PUBERTY, HELP ME PLEASE.
